Minister Bennett announced Grand Chief Ed John of the First Nations Summit will chair new committee last week.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs Minister Carolyn Bennett is facing opposition from key supporters for her choice of who should lead a committee scrutinizing a federal indigenous child welfare program.

Speaking in question period Thursday, Bennett said Grand Chief Ed John of B.C.’s First Nations Summit had accepted the role of chair of the National Advisory Committee on First Nations Child and Family Services, which is a part of a broad consultation aiming to reform the First Nations Child and Family Services (FNCFS) program.

“We are very pleased that Grand Chief Ed John has agreed to chair the national advisory committee to make sure we